Lynnfield News

Published February 5, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Changes are coming to the Lynnfield Center Water District’s rate structure.

The LCWD Board of Water Commissioners held an informational workshop about the proposed rate changes in front of a sparsely attended crowd in the Al Merritt Center on Monday. Most of the people in attendance…

Published February 5, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Operation Kindness is a small club making a big difference at Lynnfield High School.

The club started around six years when former LHS student Jess Infioriati approached English teacher Stefanie Marcoux and foreign language teacher Jodie Leibowitz about starting Operation Kindness and having the two educators…

Published February 5, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee posted the superintendent’s job on the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) website on Saturday, Feb. 1.

The committee is in the midst of searching for Superintendent Jane Tremblay’s successor. Tremblay, who has led the school system since July 2014, will be retiring…

Published February 5, 2020

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School’s musical will be taking center stage this weekend.

The show is called “Four Weeks and Counting,” a musical about putting on a musical. The show will feature familiar songs and a brand-new script written by Lynnfield High School sophomore Charles Wainwright.

The musical will be performed…

Published January 29, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Jane Tremblay unveiled the recommended fiscal year 2021 school budget to the School Committee on Jan. 21.

Tremblay is requesting a $27,530,266 budget for FY21, representing a 6.4 percent increase over FY20’s $25,875,345 spending plan. She is also requesting a $300,000 capital budget for the…

Published January 29, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A technology company’s employees gave Lynnfield Middle School sixth-graders and seventh-graders a crash course in the world of coding on Jan. 22.

The middle school and Ping Identity, a software security company, joined forces in order to expose sixth and seventh grade students to the world…

Published January 29, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — April Town Meeting will be asked to approve a new general bylaw that would ban minors from sitting at bars in restaurants and clubs.

Town Counsel Tom Mullen informed the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 22 that the proposed rule change can be accomplished in two…

Published January 29, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Selectman Chris Barrett surprised the community last week by announcing he intends to apply for the job of superintendent of the Lynnfield Public Schools.

The School Committee is currently searching for the next chief educational officer in the wake of Jane Tremblay announcing her decision to…

Published January 29, 2020

Published January 22, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Sixth-grader Jacob Book was crowned champion of Lynnfield Middle School’s third annual National Geographic GeoBee competition on Jan. 17.

Book won the GeoBee after defeating seventh-grader Matthew Squadrito during the competition’s championship round. The LMS event served as the first round in the annual National Geographic GeoBee,…